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Mini Caprese Salad Bites

Caprese salad is one of my absolute favorite dishes, and one that really epitomizes summer, in my opinion. It’s good every which way – splayed out on a plate, piled high, or in these little bites, smothered with the lovely marriage of a good-quality balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Fresh, juicy, colorful and flavorful… what’s not to love?

Not to mention, it can help make you friends!

I brought this bountiful plate to a happy hour gathering in our new neighborhood last Friday, where we met so many welcoming, friendly people (If you’re reading, hey neighbors!) while enjoying a lot of delicious dishes and drinks. I was paying more attention to our new friends than the food, but before I knew it, these bites were gone! Not only were they easy and quick to put together, but everyone seemed to enjoy them, too. Drizzled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and assembled in 20 minutes, this was a simple, scrumptious little appetizer that will appeal to anyone!

In the future, I think I’ll add some proscuitto or sun dried tomatoes to the bites, but I think you’d agree they’re super delicious just as is. Try them the next time you have pals over or need to bring a fancy but non-fussy appetizer to the table!

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a generous pinch of coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. Whisk together and set aside.

Arrange ingredients and a platter for serving. Assemble the bites on a toothpick by starting with one basil leaf, then one cherry tomato, one mozzarella ball, and another basil leaf. Place on the platter and repeat process until no more ingredients remain.

Drizzle bites with the olive oil mixture and sprinkle with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

To transport, cover tightly with plastic wrap and keep away from sun and heat. Can be made up to 1 day in advance; keep refrigerated.

What a perfect thing to bring to a picnic this summer. They’re so pretty and I love all those flavors together. I’m happy you’re settling into your new neighborhood. I think you’d be the kind of neighbor everyone would want, just based on the great food I’ve seen you post on here. :)

Georgia, it is wonderful to hear you have been welcomed to your new neighborhood. These caprese sticks look wonderful. Great for summer parties and I would love some tucked inside my fridge for snacks too. Glad to see you again friend :)

This is my kind of dish. To begin with I love any kind of salad, but now with the summer almost here who wants to get in the kitchen and cook/bake anything? that would be me :-) Anyhow, love the color, arrangement and ingredients used in this salad!!

Caprese salad is one of my all-time favorite salads also! I love this ‘grab and enjoy’ version. There’s nothing that says summer better than this salad. I’m hoping for a nice cherry tomato crop later this summer to make this with my own tomatoes!

your settled in, how great!! loving Texas? It has been very, very, very, hot lately, so these cuties would be gone in seconds!! Glad you are loving your dream home, so excited to see all your new recipes from your Texas kitchen!!

These caprese bites are so fun! Loving all food on a stick these days. It is vegetarian week at Get Grillin’ we would love if you submitted up to any 3 recipes (they don’t have to be grilled) to our link up. This one would be perfect!This week we have a ManPans giveaway. http://su.pr/3GCtXUxxoo

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